RF9 Powerfully Stimulates Gonadotrophin Secretion in the Ewe: Evidence for a Seasonal Threshold of Sensitivity

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 725-736

  Caraty, A ^a   Blomenrohr M ^b   Vogel, G M T ^b   Lomet, D ^a   Briant, C ^a   Beltramo, M ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b MSD Research Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

GnRH; GPR147; LH; RF9; RFRP3; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ADAMANTANECARBONYL RF 2 NH2; AGENTS ACTING ON THE GENITAL SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TEVERELIX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BREEDING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; EWE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADAMANTANE; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIPEPTIDES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; HALF-LIFE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SHEEP; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84859910649     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02283.x     Document Type: Article

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